How do you apply your glue?

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prospero
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How do you apply your glue?

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Squeeze it out the bottle onto the mitre? Well that's the way I've been doing it for 25 years....

Since I have been doing a lot of biscuiting lately buttering the mitres is slightly awkward. Getting the glue in the slots is tricky on a big frame. The result is usually glue all over the place except where you want it. OK you can get special bicuit slot applicators and I have one but I never use it as it is constantly bunged up. Then I had a brainwave. Easier to brush it on. Got plenty of old knackered brushes. How do I get the brush in the gluepot? Behind the pinner there are always 2-3 nearly-empty glue bottles. The ones that you can't squeeze the last 1/2" out of but you don't want to chuck in case you run out one night and the shops are all shut. So I grabbed one and cut it in half. Easy to dip the brush in now and easy to stipple it onto the joints. :D And when you have finished, just wrap over with handywrap and it won't set. In fact this is so much nicer than squeezing that I think I'll do all frame like this from now on. And you use less glue. :P
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Re: How do you apply your glue?

Post by barefaced framer »

When we are getting to the end of a bottle we use a spare mug and leave the glue bottle upside down, with the cap on obviously.

Rather like the tomato sauce bottle at home. Much less wastage this way. :D
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Re: How do you apply your glue?

Post by The Crofter »

Axminster have this one that should reach inside.

http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-Axmi ... -32706.htm
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